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Reading Comprehension Exercise: Salalah Posted by Fisal on May 12, 2016
اِقــرأ المقال الـتــالــي ثــم أجـــب عـــن الأســئــلـــــــة Read the and following article and then answer the questions: “تقع مدينة صلالة على الساحل الجنوبي لسلطنة عُمان و تطل على بحر العرب، و هى عاصمة محافظة ظفار و العاصمة الثانية بعد مسقط التى تبعد عنها حوالى 1040 كم. كما أن مدينة صلالة هى ثالث أكبر…
Saleh Al-Sha’ir: A Declaration of Love Posted by Fisal on May 11, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In today’s post, I am presenting a beautiful love poem by a friend; Saleh Al-Sha’ir صالح الشاعر. Is there a relationship between a person’s name and his/her character and/or his/her interests? I do believe yes. “Saleh صــالــح” is an Arabic adjective that means “pious”! Also, “Al-Sha’ir الــشــاعــر” means “the poet”! There…
Listening Comprehension Answers: Tripoli Food Trail Festival Posted by Fisal on Apr 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! I hope you did well in the last listening comprehension exercise about the Tripoli Food Trail Festival. Anyway, here are the answers for you all to check. Just in case you would like to view the exercise and questions again, kindly click here. الإجــابــات Answers اسم المدينة التى يتحدث عنها الفيديو…
Listening Comprehension Exercise: Tripoli Food Trail Posted by Fisal on Apr 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Have you been to Lebanon? What cities did you visit? Have you heard of Tripoli; the Lebanese famous old city? Let’s listen to this news report about the city and what its people are doing to attract more tourists and then try to answer some comprehension questions. اِســتــمــع إلــى الــتــقــريــر ،…
Nizar Qabbani: Thanks! Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, I am presenting a beautiful love poem by the great Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani نزار قباني. The poem has the title of “Thanks! شــُــكــراً“. In the poem, Nizar thanks his beloved for the love and happiness she gave to his life. I made the English translation for the…
Mohammad Ghani Hikmat (1929 – 2011) Posted by Fisal on Apr 21, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً, Arabic lovers! Yesterday, Google Middle East celebrated the 87th anniversary of Mohammad Ghani Hikmat مـحـمـد غـانـي حـكـمـت showing one of his famous monuments called “Saving the Iraqi Culture”. So, I thought it is a good chance to write a short biography about the man. Hikmat was one of the most important Iraqi…
How to make Hawawshi; the Alexandrian way Posted by Fisal on Apr 14, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! What did you have for dinner yesterday? Ok. This was my dinner; Hawawshi حــواوشــي. If you have not tried it, then this your chance! Hawawshi is a very famous dish in Egypt. It is made in two ways; the most famous is the Alexandrian way. Hawawshi is also famous in…